Analysis: Ethiopia watches in disbelief – and cheers

A year ago, many Ethiopians would not have dared to imagine the spectacle they are being treated to right now, as the government intensifies the crackdown on corrupt officials and people it alleges have carried out gross human rights violations.
The country has watched in disbelief – and then cheered as former high-ranking and powerful military and intelligence officials have been arrested on live television, handcuffed while surrounded by heavily armed security personnel and bundled into police vehicles. Times have indeed changed.
The corruption scandals now facing the Metals and Engineering Company have not been a secret in the country – they have been whispered in homes, pubs and coffee houses.
Other officials have already appeared in court facing charges that include the torture, rape and sodomy. These are again claims very familiar to thousands of Ethiopians, who over the years have been arbitrarily arrested and detained.
Since coming into office in April, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has endeared himself to the public, but by taking on the powerful military elite this week he’s won over even some of his doubters who thought he didn’t have it in him. SOURCE: BBC NEWS 

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